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J. 0. BROWN.

IRONING SUPPORT.

No. 430,509. Patented June '17, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS O. BROIVN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

IRONING SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,509, dated June 17, 1890.

Application filed January 9, 1890. Serial No. 336,361. (No model.)

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS O. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ironing-supports; and it consists in a novel construction of the same, as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device; Fig. 2, a similar view showing a slightly-modified form of ironing-support; Fig. 3, a side view with the base in section, the form in cross-section of the ironing-arm being also shown; and Figs. 4 and 5, views illustrating a slight modification in the manner of attaching the ironing-arm.

A indicates the base of the device, which may be made of wood or of iron, or partly of wood and partly of iron, as may be preferred. In the preferred construction, (represented in the drawings,) I make the base of metal, with a long narrow body and enlarged ends or feet a, which give the necessary stability without unduly increasing the weight.

On the upper face of the base A, at its ends, are overhanging lugs Z) and c, the formerhaving a plain-faced top and the latter having a depending front edge d, and a curved bearing-face c behind the front edge, as shown in Fig. 3. Lug c has its sides ff extended inward, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, so as to form a guideway for the ironingbar 13 or B when inserting said bars.

Bar B is a bow-shaped piece of metal or equivalent material, having a straight end g to engage the lug b and a curved end h to I engage the lug c, the end h being rounded, as shown in Fig.3, so as to fit the bearingface 6, formed in the overhanging top of the lug c. The bar 13 is about an inch (more or less) in width, and is made smooth and advisably plated, so as to present a practically fiat ironing-surface of a width equal to the seam to be pressed or ironed. In order to adapt the device to the ironing of tubular goods-such as coat.sleeves-it is made in such manner that the bar may be detached from the base at one or both ends. In the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the bar is made somewhat elastic or yielding, so that when it is desired to insert the bar into a sleeve or other tubular article it is only necessary to bend the bar slightly and withdraw the end g from engagement with the lug I), and then raise the said end, as represented by dotted lines in Fig. 3. If for any reason-for instance, to facilitate shipping of the devices-it should be desired to disconnect or remove the bar entirely from the base, this can be done by raising the end 9 higher and withdrawing the carved end h from engagement with the lug c. Instead of this arrangement, the bar may have one end pivoted or hinged to the base, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the opposite end g of the bar and the part between the ends in such cases being made in the manner represented in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 is preferred, however, on account of its simplicity and cheapness.

It will be noticed that the curve of the bar B is greater at one end than at the other, so as to adapt the bar to the pressing of sleeves and similar tubular articles having a greater curvature at one end than at the other.

The bar B is made with a concave ironing-face, so as to permit the shorter seam to beironed without creasing or wrinkling. The bars 13 and B are interchangeable, and two barsone of each kind-will be sold with the single base.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination of the bed-plate having an overhanging lug Z) at one end, and the curved elastic ironing-bar having a straight portion at one end to engage the overhanging lug, and means for connecting the other end of the bar to the bed-plate, substantially as described.

2. In combination with plate A, having overhanging lugs b and c, an elastic curved ironing-bar having straight end 9 and curved end h.

3. In combination with plate A, having overhanging lugs l) and c andlongitudinallyextending flanges f, an elastic curved ironing-bar having a straight end 9 and a curved end 71 all substantially as shown.

In Witness whereof I hel'eunte set my hand in the presence of two Witnesses.

JULIUS C. BROYVN.

Witnesses:

FRED S. RENTON, S. J. CUNNINGHAM. 

